Weekend Auroras

A coronal mass ejection(CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on June 4th around 20:30 UT. The impact sparked a G2-class geomagnetic storm and Northern Lights in the United States as far south as Wisconsin, Maine, and Minnesota. Brian Larmay photographed the display from a lakeshore near Pembine, WI:…

"It was a perfect night under the stars in the northwoods of Wisconsin as the northern lights danced above the pines," says Larmay. "An exposure of 60s was enough to reveal not only the lights in the sky but also their reflections in the lake. Beautiful!"

The storm is subsiding now, and geomagnetic activity is expected to be low for the next three days.…

See SpaceWeather.com for links to further info.